Link: Health IT - Meaningful Use Matrix
Thanks to Josh Seidman and his blog post for pointing me to this matrix. A PDF containing a matrix for "meaningful use" objectives to address Health Outcomes Policy Priorities and Care Goals was published yesterday.
The matrix is easy to understand with columns for health outcomes, policy priorities, care goals. Objectives and measures are identified for each year, beginning 2011 and through 2015. The matrix can be downloaded from the link above.
I find the matrix to be useful not only from a health objective and policy priority standpoint, but it directly links these policies to patient care goals and states not only the objectives to achieve these priority care goals, but also how to measure them.
OK, maybe it's the Type A personality coming out.... but.... It makes me think of the quote from long ago...(author unknown) "You can't manage what you can't measure." Priorities need goals that are clearly stated and that can be measured before success is proclaimed.
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